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North West - Department of Education and Sport Development

Provincial department · North West · 6 published awards, 2023Q3 to 2025Q3

Based on tenders published to the National Treasury eTenders portal. Municipalities and SOEs are not obliged to publish here: absence of data is not absence of procurement. Coverage for this buyer: 0% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (6 categories)

Manufacturing · 1 awards (16.7%)Manufacturing1 awardsManufacture of furniture · 1 awards (16.7%)Manufacture of furniture1 awardsSupplies: Stationery/Printing · 1 awards (16.7%)Supplies: Stationery/Printing1 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 1 awards (16.7%)Security and investigation activities1 awardsSupplies: Medical · 1 awards (16.7%)Supplies: Medical1 awardsConstruction · 1 awards (16.7%)Construction1 awards
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Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 3 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 1 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 0 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 0 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 1 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Open tender: 6 (100%)

Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

6 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 17% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.17.

Largest winners by award count: PALM STATIONERY MANUFACTURERS (1), REBONI FURNITURE FACTORY (1), MAMOSAMO TRAIDING AND PROJECTS (1).

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Buyers with similar baskets

Nearest procurement mixes by revealed specialisation (cosine similarity), regardless of sphere or size. Descriptive, not a comparison of performance.

Categories at least two of these peers award that North West - Department of Education and Sport Development hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (4 peers), Services: General (4 peers), Other service activities (3 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers), Information service activities (2 peers), Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear (2 peers), Food and beverage service activities (2 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Neighbours also buying

Categories several buyers in North West awarded during 2025Q4 and 2026Q1: where needs overlap, joint or transversal procurement can save real money.

  • Other service activities · 4 buyers e.g. North West - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; North West - Department of Community Safety and Transport Management; National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI)
  • Construction · 3 buyers (including this one) e.g. North West - Department of Local Government and Human Settlements; Housing Development Agency; North West - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Rental and leasing activities · 2 buyers e.g. North West - Department of Local Government and Human Settlements; Road Accident Fund